Galatians 6:5 says "For each will have to bear his own load."

Simply put, this translates to personal responsibility.  We are ALL responsible for ourselves, our actions, our emotions.   Unfortunately, many of us continue to struggle with this.

"I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13

This is my favorite passage because I believe we can achieve great things but we sell ourselves short because we don't approach them the right way.

I have never driven a snow plow.  But it seems obvious you can't do a good job plowing forward if you are looking out your rearview mirror.  The lines would be all messed up and you would miss a lot of snow.

The same could be said if you are always living in the past and never focused on the present or future.

The other day I had an intense conversation with a close family member.  Constant complaints and feeling sorry for self are on the forefront of their mind. It's always someone else's fault, excuse after excuse followed by blame after blame.   They were acting as if they were "powerless" and playing the victim card.  It was time for some tough love.

"Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them." Proverbs 26:12

This passage reminds me of one of my DIY projects that became an OMG project - all because of my foolishness.

Years ago I had a plumbing issue at one of my rental properties.  

Since I had grown up working in a hardware store and have some basic plumbing knowledge, I thought "Why hire a plumber when I can fix this myself?"

Big mistake!

"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things."  Philippians 4:8

What have you been thinking on lately?

Conspiracy theories?

Doomsday scenarios?

The sky falling?

Are these things making you excellent or stealing your joy?

Do your words match your actions?  People often say they want to get healthy but they behave in literally every opposite way possible. 

 

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